From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Jan 20 08:10:44 1999 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id IAA15743 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Wed, 20 Jan 1999 08:10:44 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from mail.netsys.hn ([206.48.255.45]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id IAA15733 for ; Wed, 20 Jan 1999 08:10:40 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from freebsd@netsys.hn) Received: from [206.48.255.64] (dedicated.netsys.hn [206.48.255.64]) by mail.netsys.hn (8.9.1/8.9.1) with SMTP id KAA09354; Wed, 20 Jan 1999 10:03:51 -0600 (CST) Message-Id: <199901201603.KAA09354@mail.netsys.hn> To: Karl Pielorz Subject: Re: Amrecover error message deciphered. Date: Wed, 20 Jan 99 10:04:02 -0500 From: FreeBSD Questions X-Mailer: E-Mail Connection v2.5.03 CC: Alexandre Oliva , John Hennessy , "amanda-users@amanda.org" , "freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG" Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG -- [ From: FreeBSD Questions * EMC.Ver #2.5.02 ] -- > > tar: can't write to /dev/nrst0 : Input/output error > > 9:37 mail: {102} > > > > In /var/log/messages: > > > > Jan 20 09:37:22 mail /kernel: st0(ahc0:1:0): Deferred Error: MEDIUM ERROR > > info:2e000 asc:3b,0 Sequential positioning error > > Jan 20 09:37:22 mail /kernel: st0(ahc0:1:0): MEDIUM ERROR info:200 asc: 50,1 > > Write append position error > > OK, we're getting somewhere - it's not Amanda that's the problem, it's the > drive / tape / scsi setup... > > Try another tape with the tar command (Medium error usually means what it says > - theres a problem with your media, i.e. tape). Here we go again with another tape: 9:54 mail: {117} tar cvf /dev/nrst0 /usr/home/quintana/documents tar: Removing leading / from absolute path names in the archive. usr/home/quintana/documents/ usr/home/quintana/documents/admon.doc 9:55 mail: {118} mt rewind 9:55 mail: {119} tar tvf /dev/nrst0 drwxr-xr-x quintana/users 0 May 28 10:30 1998 usr/home/quintana/documents/ -rwxr-xr-x quintana/users 226816 May 28 10:34 1998 usr/home/quintana/documents/admon.doc 9:55 mail: {120} Huh? and now what is the problem? This test worked fine. > Karl Pablo Quintana To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message